Attributed to Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978) - Gladiators (Gladiatori)

Attributed to Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978) | Italian Gladiators (Gladiatori), c. 1930's Engraving on Paper Signed: Signed ‘G. de Chirico’ in pencil (lower right); inscribed in pencil (lower left); framer’s stamp ‘Arte Cuadro, Alicante’ (on the reverse). Dimensions: Framed, glazed: 27 × 21 cm | 10.6 × 8.3 in Artwork: 24 × 18 cm | 9.4 × 7.1 in Provenance: Private Collection, Spain. Condition: Very good condition: the sheet evenly toned, with a crisp plate mark and clear linework; two small, isolated spots of foxing in the lower part of the image; signed and numbered 5/100 in pencil; no tears, losses or restoration; not examined out of the frame. Please contact us to request a detailed Condition Report.Shipping: Aurora & Athena coordinates professional, insured shipping for every purchase through vetted logistics partners: packing, transport, insurance and the export paperwork are arranged on the buyer's behalf and charged at the provider's cost. Buyers are equally welcome to collect in Barcelona or to appoint a carrier of their own. Lots are released once the total purchase price has been received. For shipments outside the EU an export licence may be required and Spanish export duties may apply to certain higher-value works; these are the buyer's responsibility. No export tax applies within the EU. Details on our Shipping & Export Information page (auroraathena.com/shipping/). Conditions of Sale: All lots are sold as is, in the condition described. The condition summary is given as a courtesy; a full condition report is available on request before the sale. Attributions and the five-year authenticity guarantee are governed by Section 4 (Returns and Refunds) of our Terms and Conditions. All enquiries must be made before bidding; no further information can be provided after the sale. By placing a bid you confirm that you have read and accept our Terms and Conditions in full (auroraathena.com/auction-terms-and-conditions/). -- Three gladiators fight in a bare, box-like room while a fourth lies fallen in the foreground; through an opening at the back, other figures look on. The composition, the deliberately archaic anatomy and the theatrical, airless setting all belong to the gladiator cycle that Giorgio de Chirico painted and drew between 1927 and the mid-1930s for the collector Léonce Rosenberg and for his own increasingly classical programme. The print is offered as attributed to de Chirico. It bears a pencil signature ‘G. de Chirico’ at the lower right and a pencil inscription at the lower left, and on the reverse the stamp of a framer in Alicante. Framed under glass.

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